Michelle Pao

In this Chinese name, the family name is Pao.

Michelle Pao
Personal information
Full name Pao Hsin-hsuan[1]
Date of birth (1992-09-01) 1 September 1992
Place of birth Hsinchu, Taiwan
Height 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Position Midfielder
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2013 Pepperdine Waves
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015 Vittsjö GIK 19 (3)
2016–2017 Nojima Stella 33 (12)
2018–2021 Taichung Blue Whale 25 (26)
International career‡
2015–2021 Chinese Taipei 26 (17)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of October 1, 2015
‡ National team caps and goals as of 17 December 2023 [2]

Michelle Pao Hsin-hsuan (Chinese: 包欣玄; pinyin: Bāo Xīnxuán; born 1 September 1992) is a former Taiwanese footballer who played as a midfielder.[3]

Youth career

Pao played collegiate soccer for Pepperdine University during her college years between 2010 and 2014. She is Pepperdine's first player to earn four-time All-WCC first team honors, and was also four-time NSCAA All-West Region pick.[3]

Professional career

Vittsjö GIK

Pao was the 24th selection in the 2014 NWSL College Draft by Sky Blue FC, but went to play for Vittsjö GIK in Sweden instead.[4]

Nojima Stella

In February 2016, Japan Women's Football League Division 2 club Nojima Stella announced that the club had signed Pao.[5] Pao finished the 2016 season as the top scorer with 11 goals in the 2016 L. League Division 2.[6] Nojima Stella Kanagawa Sagamihara finished first in the Division 2 and thus promoted first in history to the Division 1.[7]

On 8 December 2017, Pao announced her retirement from professional football at the end of the 2017 season.[8]

Return to Taiwan

In 2018, Pao signed for Taichung Blue Whale in the Taiwan Mulan Football League.[9] The move lasted until her retirement three years later.

International

Michelle Pao played for Chinese Taipei women's national football team in 2016 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament and scored a goal in the second round against Jordan women's national football team.[10]

International goals

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 16 September 2015 Mandalarthiri Stadium, Mandalay, Myanmar  Jordan 2–0 3–0 2016 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
2. 8 November 2016 Hong Kong Football Club Stadium, Hong Kong  Hong Kong 3–0 5–0 2017 EAFF E-1 Football Championship
3. 11 November 2016  Guam 3–1 8–1
4. 5 April 2017 Faisal Al-Husseini International Stadium, Al-Ram, Palestine  Palestine 1–0 5–0 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification
5. 3–0
6. 19 August 2018 Gelora Sriwijaya Stadium, Palembang, Indonesia  Indonesia 4–0 4–0 2018 Asian Games
7. 21 August 2018 Bumi Sriwijaya Stadium, Palembang, Indonesia  Maldives 5–0 7–0
8. 6 November 2018 Hisor Stadium, Hisor, Tajikistan  Tajikistan 1–0 9–0 2020 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
9. 2–0
10. 8 November 2018  Mongolia 1–0 9–0
11. 11 November 2018  Singapore 2–0 10–0
12. 5–0
13. 6–0
14. 6 April 2019 Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar  Philippines 1–2 4–2
15. 9 April 2019  Iran 1–0 4–0
16. 4–0
17. 23 February 2023 North Harbour Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand  Papua New Guinea 2–0 5–0 Friendly

Honors

Individual

Club

Nojima Stella Kanagawa Sagamihara

Personal

Michelle is the daughter of Yao-kuo Pao and Liven Lin and has two siblings, Wayne and Jessie; and attended Monta Vista High School in Cupertino, California. She graduated from Pepperdine University majoring in sports medicine.[3]

References

  1. ^ "PAO HSIN-HSUAN". AFC. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Michelle Pao". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  3. ^ a b c "26 MICHELLE PAO". pepperdinesports.com. Archived from the original on 29 March 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
  4. ^ "Michelle Pao". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
  5. ^ "Sign Vittsjö GIK Michelle Pao". Nojima Stella kanagawa Sagamihara Official Web Site. 1 February 2016. Archived from the original on 5 June 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  6. ^ "Nadeshiko League Awards Ceremony". Nojima Stella Kanagawa Sagamihara Official Website. 26 October 2016. Archived from the original on 13 April 2017. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  7. ^ "Nojima Stella Kanagawa Sagamihara Win 2016 Nadeshiko League Division 2". Japan Women's Football League Official Web Site. 8 October 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  8. ^ "Michelle Pao announces retirement". Nojima Stella kanagawa Sagamihara Official Web Site. 8 December 2017. Archived from the original on 22 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  9. ^ "台中藍鯨延攬包欣玄 拚連霸木蘭足球聯賽" (in Chinese). Central News Agency. 9 April 2018. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
  10. ^ "WOMEN'S OLYMPIC FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT 2016 — QUALIFICATION ROUND 2". the-afc.com. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
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